outgoings
Britishplural noun
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"There's only so much penny pinching you can do on everything and then realise that every penny you've pinched is still not covering all your bills and your outgoings."
From BBC ● Oct. 24, 2026
Last year, Ireland, Italy, Spain and Portugal all had current account surpluses, that is to say, their revenues exceeded their outgoings.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 19, 2026
Maureen Sloan said, as a pensioner on a fixed income, her outgoings on the basics including utilities and rent meant she was left with very little else to spend each month.
From BBC ● Sep. 17, 2026
Disabled people can be left unable to work and facing additional outgoings like higher energy costs for round-the-clock cooling.
From BBC ● Aug. 11, 2026
Than the outgoings and incomings of the inhabitants of Lorge nothing could appear more decorous and respectable, and yet as regarded a prospect of lasting peace, that group was composed of the least promising elements.
From The Maid of Honour, Volume 2 (of 3) A Tale of the Dark Days of France by Lewis Wingfield
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